Otha Foster was on the bus headed for the infamous United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island, S.C. – the one seen in hardcore military movies.
Boot camp on Parris Island starts like this:
Your head is down. It’s pitch black and you have no idea what’s going on. The bus slows to a stop and drill instructors board. They yell and curse at the recruits from the first minute they lay eyes on them.
“Why did I ever sign up for this?” Foster recalls thinking. “They make you run off the bus, and from there on out, it’s pretty much hell.